Expression of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 in human male gametes from normal patients, and those with varicocele and diabetes: A potential molecular marker for diagnosing male infertility disorders

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-220

  Perrotta, I ^a   Santoro, M ^a   Guido, C ^a   Avena, P ^a   Tripepi, S ^a   De Amicis, F ^a   Gervasi, M C ^b   Aquila, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Human ejaculated spermatozoa; Male reproduction; Reproductive system; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UPREGULATION; VARICOCELE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FLAGELLA; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84864359151     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01534.x     Document Type: Article

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